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The trustees originally named the school 'South Jersey State College', but they later renamed it to 'Stockton State College', in order to avoid confusion with Rutgers College of South Jersey. In 1969, a 1,600- acre (650- hectare) tract was selected for the campus in the heart of the New Jersey Pine Barrens in Galloway Township. In November 1968, New Jersey approved a $202.5 million (equivalent to $1704.1 million in 2022) capital construction bond issue with an earmarked $15 million (equivalent to $126.23 million in 2022) designated for the construction of a new state college in Southern New Jersey. The university has a second campus in Atlantic City. Nearly 10,000 students are enrolled at Stockton and it is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. At its opening in 1971, classes were held at the Mayflower Hotel in Atlantic City the campus in Galloway Township began operating late in 1971.

Founded in 1969, Stockton accepted its charter class in 1971. It is named for Richard Stockton, one of the New Jersey signers of the U.S. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. Stockton University is a public university in Galloway Township, New Jersey.

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